Steam locomotive Flying Scotsman to be used in commercial service by Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains has announced that the original Flying Scotsman steam locomotive will be available for travel on the east coast […]
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Virgin Trains to offer cash compensation for delays
All Virgin Trains customers across both its east and west coast routes who apply for compensation after experiencing delays of […]
VIIA Britanica rail highway enters commercial service
The new VIIA Britanica rail highway entered service. VIIA Britanica is Europe’s longest rail highway, avoiding a 1200 km journey […]
Eskișehir cancells tram tender
The tender announced by Eskișehir Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey) for 14 new tram cars has been cancelled since the only offer […]
Russia and Azerbaijan will develop the North–South Transport Corridor
RZD Logistics and Azerbaijan Railways will develop the International North–South Transport Corridor. The partners agreed on a pass-through rate aiming […]
Alstom completes acquisition of CTLE shares
Alstom announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 51% share in South African rail company CTLE (Commuter Transport […]
Small increase for RZD’s freight handling
According to preliminary data, freight handling across the railway network of RZD reached 294 million tonnes in January-March 2016, 0.7% […]
India starts operating first semi-high speed train
The Indian Railways have started operating the country’s first semi-high speed train, the Gatimaan Express. The new express train connects […]
Lufthansa passengers offered new rail connection to Dortmund
Lufthansa Express Rail started offering a new railway connection to Dortmund for Lufthansa passengers. The connection between the main railway […]
U.S. House Transportation chief opposed to CP Rail and Norfolk Southern merger
The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee announced his opposition to Canadian Pacific’s proposed rail merger with […]